Microsoft, Facebook Announce Patent Agreement — Microsoft Corp. and Facebook announced today a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will assign to Facebook the right to purchase a portion of the patent portfolio it recently agreed to acquire from AOL Inc. Facebook has agreed to purchase this portion for $550 million in cash.

Netflix Posts An In-Line Quarter, But Investors Balk — First look at Netflix numbers: A loss of $0.08 a share on revenue of $870 million. Wall Street was expecting revenues of $855 million and a loss of $0.27 a share. The crucial number: 23.41 million domestic streaming subscribers.

Share your stuff with a link! — We're super excited to announce a whole new way to share: now you can send a link to the files or folders in your Dropbox! — Sharing with friends and family is easy! Once you've saved that video of your niece's birthday party to Dropbox …

The Intel Ivy Bridge (Core i7 3770K) Review — The times, they are changing. In fact, the times have already changed, we're just waiting for the results. I remember the first time Intel brought me into a hotel room to show me their answer to AMD's Athlon 64 FX—the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition.

Microsoft's Mobile Comeback Is Looking Terrible — Microsoft ruled the PC market for decades with utter dominance. But today, as the future shifts toward mobile devices, things are not looking good for Microsoft. It's not that it's not trying: Microsoft is spending a lot of money and effort …

Current status of the “Browser Wars” — In this report we will examine the current status of what is often referred to as the “Browser Wars.” How popular are the various web browsers around the world right now? As you'll see, there are significant regional differences in web browser usage.

Hurt Locker Makers Return to Sue 2,514 BitTorrent Users — After being honored with an Oscar for Best Motion Picture in 2010, the makers of The Hurt Locker went on to sue thousands of people who allegedly shared the film online. — Movie studio Voltage Pictures was not only one of the first studios …